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Marlene Halliday

@weegiefifer.bsky.social

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Rather elderly person who has just discovered spin classes! 🚴‍♀️ Born 311ppm. It’s now 426ppm Presenter at Scottish Independence Podcasts @ScottishIndyPod.bsky.social My neglected website: https://weegiefifer.scot

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Marlene Halliday @weegiefifer.bsky.social · Dec 26

@scottishindypod.bsky.social Scottish Independence Podcasts is now a critically acclaimed media outlet… we’re said to be up there with the Muppets. Well my daughter thinks so anyway. Oh wait… 😂

Indy podcast team are compared to Statler & Waldorf of the Muppets

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Josiah Mortimer @josiah.writes.news · 9h

Zack Polanski: "If the straight question is, ‘would I abolish the monarchy' - yeah, absolutely.”
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Exclusive: Zack Polanski backs Scottish and Welsh independence

The eco-populist Green leader has called for sweeping change to Britain's political system, and spoken about potentially leading an explicitly ‘English’ party for the first time.

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Marlene Halliday @weegiefifer.bsky.social · 9h

Aye, tell us about it. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Marlene Halliday @weegiefifer.bsky.social · 19h

And none of us knew him. Neither did the villagers. I mean if Carrie didn’t, no one did!

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 23h

Getting a Saline Drip in the USA cost $800, and your insurance doesn't cover it.

Using an Ambulance costs $1500+$100 every minute, Insurance doesn't cover it.

Do you want Private Healthcare, really?

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JC Stephenson 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @jcvstephenson.bsky.social · 1d

It's almost as if, while Labour try to emulate Reform, the people who traditionally voted Labour - I think they are called soshulists, or something - disapprove, mainly because they are left-wing, rather than right-wing.

I'm not sure how Labour hasn't worked this out yet.

YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 1d

Latest YouGov government approval ratings, 11-13 October 2025

Approve: 14% (+1 from 4-6 Oct)
Disapprove: 69% (=)
Net: -55 (+1)

yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...

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Scottish Independence Podcasts @scottishindypod.bsky.social · 23h

Starting in 15 mins over on YT, come and join in the comments!

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Towards an Indy Congress

YouTube video by Scottish Independence Podcasts: IndyPod Extra

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Marlene Halliday @weegiefifer.bsky.social · 1d

Ok well we’ll be storming Balmoral. Suggest we do that on Bastille Day to enlist French sympathies.

Marlene Halliday @weegiefifer.bsky.social · 1d

Forever home? I hope he has taken on board that we’ll be reclaiming Holyrood Palace and Balmoral asap after we become an independent republic.

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 1d

Nathan Gill will be sentenced on 21st November for 8 charges of taking Russian Bribes.

It’s essential that the European Parliament carries out an investigation in to UKIP, Brexit Party and Reform UK and their connection to Russia.

Investigation now!

#InvestigateReformUK #ReformRussianBribes

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Marlene Halliday @weegiefifer.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve already decided not to watch it. Can’t stand him. And tbh, can’t understand why Alice is working with him. I watch all her other programmes.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1d

The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces.

This is truly terrifying.

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Marlene Halliday @weegiefifer.bsky.social · 1d

No, not the Brits. But the English, yes probably.

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Marlene Halliday @weegiefifer.bsky.social · 1d

Great profile name @reformexposed.bsky.social Love how it masquerades as another account name!

Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 1d

Nigel Farage can’t keep a promise longer than lunchtime.

Reform UK Party Says It Will Drop £90 Billion Tax-Cut Program

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 1d

Chris Packham, "This country voted in a party with a massive majority and a mandate for change"

"All we see is Labour kowtowing to the far right. This causes me enormous concern"

"I'm frustrated, I'm angry, and I've frightened"

"And I get more scared every single day"

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Marlene Halliday @weegiefifer.bsky.social · 2d

Stuart Donald explores how Proportional Representation is a powerful tool in limiting the influence of the far-right, especially compared to the UK’s First Past the Post electoral system. Is PR the key to protecting democracy from the far right in the UK? youtu.be/gt3X4-1B72U?...

De-Fanging the Far Right - Change the Voting System!

YouTube video by Scottish Independence Podcasts: IndyPod Extra

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Scotland's No1 Comrade @scotlandscomrade.bsky.social · 2d

I think this should be posted on a weekly basis, So that folk understand just who inflected the economic chaos that Scotland has to endure because we were denied our democracy from 2014 onwards.

WE NEVER VOTED FOR ANY OF THIS SHIT!!!
#AreYouYesYet #DemocracyDenial #DissolveTheUnion

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Andrew Sharpe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 3d

Great to see publicly owned ScotRail doing its bit for the half term next week. £50 Family Pass, allows for 1 week of unlimited travel across Scotland for up to two adults and four children 👏

www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/10/7-da...

7 days of unlimited ScotRail travel for families this half term

Ahead of the October holidays, ScotRail has launched a Family Pass to help make travel more affordable.

www.railadvent.co.uk

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Marlene Halliday @weegiefifer.bsky.social · 3d

Yes, for life of me I don’t understand this insistence on it from SNP.

Marlene Halliday @weegiefifer.bsky.social · 3d

Diane Keaton RIP. 🥲

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You Don't Own Me - Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn & Diane Keaton

YouTube video by decay21450

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Marlene Halliday @weegiefifer.bsky.social · 3d

By simpler I meant after the election it would be simpler for them running ScotGov in next HR session. Simpler than running a minority government. Obv it’s harder to achieve. Which is why I think it could be an own goal.

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Marlene Halliday @weegiefifer.bsky.social · 4d

I understand that it is simpler for SNP to have an overall majority in Holyrood. But given SNP emphasis on this, it’ll be an own goal if what happens is a majority of Greens+SNP. Unionists/media will declare they’ve failed. Personally I think it’s stronger to have cross party proIndy majority.

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Scottish Independence Podcasts @scottishindypod.bsky.social · 4d

"If we believe in the sovereignty of the Scottish people, then the Scottish people must be respected. There's no electoral trick to achieving independence. It can only happen when a majority of Scots are in favour of it happening." Full video here:
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